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  • International Showgirl

    by Gaynor Scott ...
    International Showgirl, Gaynor Scott shares her fascinating story about her life as a professional showgirl, dancing around the world in some of the most famous and prestigious cabaret shows. This beautifully written memoir transports us to the diverse countries and cultures where she danced and lived. From Madrid to Paris, Monte Carlo, Mallorca, Lanzarote, Tenerife, Jersey, Switzerland, Japan and ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Dance with Demons

    The Life Jerome Robbins

    by Greg Lawrence ...
    The first biography of the celebrated Broadway and Hollywood choreographer and director—a complex man of extraordinary genius and overwhelming demons.His work on such legendary shows as The King and I, West Side Story, Gypsy, Funny Girl, and Fiddler on the Roof made him one of the most influential and creative forces in the history of American theater. His collaborators, friends, and enemies were ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • La Danza

    by Anna Harsh ...
    Imagine an assignment in college as a dance major opening a door and leading you to a life-long mission after just one performance.Anna Harsh made a vision board in 6th grade about dancing professionally, traveling to Italy, and meeting the Pope. Fast forward to her senior thesis project that catapulted her journey fulfilling that vision and so much more.Her quest to find traditional Italian ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Born to Dance

    Celebrating the Wonder of Childhood

    by Jordan Matter ...
    **A New York Times bestseller!“In Jordan Matter’s photos, dancers make all the world their stage.” —New York Times****From Jordan Matter, YouTube star and New York Times–bestselling author of Dancers Among Us, a celebration of what it means to be young and full of possibility, featuring gorgeous photographs of well-known dancers (including Tate McRae and Sofie Dossi) as well as stars in the making ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Martha Graham in Love and War

    The Life in the Work

    by Mark Franko ...
    Often called the Picasso, Stravinsky, or Frank Lloyd Wright of the dance world, Martha Graham revolutionized ballet stages across the globe. Using newly discovered archival sources, award-winning choreographer and dance historian Mark Franko reframes Graham's most famous creations, those from the World War II era, by restoring their rich historical and personal context. Graham matured as an artist ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

  • Crónica Jonda

    La cara oculta del flamenco

    Crónica jonda es una road movie flamenca, un viaje por España y por el tiempo, con desvíos que llevan a festivales de música en Ámsterdam y a hospitales al borde del colapso.Hay castañuelas de imitación y castañuelas viejas de ébano que suenan a duende zascandileando dentro de un tonel. Guardianes de las esencias y renovadores que siguen la estela de Camarón y Paco de Lucía con saxofón, contrabajo ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • LUCY NEGRO, REDUX

    The Bard, a Book, and a Ballet

    Lucy Negro, Redux, uses the lens of Shakespeare's "Dark Lady" sonnets to explore the way questions about and desire for the black female body have evolved over time, from Elizabethan England to the Jim Crow South to the present day. Equally interested in the sensual and the serious, the erotic and the academic, this collection experiments with form, dialect, persona, and voice. Ultimately a hybrid ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Before They Were Belly Dancers

    European Accounts of Female Entertainers in Egypt, 1760-1870

    Focusing on Egypt during the period 1760 to 1870, this book fills in some of the historical blanks for a dance form often known today in the Middle East as raqs sharki or raqs baladi, and in Western countries as "belly dance." Eyewitness accounts written by European travelers, the major primary source for modern scholars, provide most of the research material. The author shapes these numerous ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • L'Opéra de Quat'sous (Bertolt Brecht et Kurt Weill - mise en scène Robert Wilson - 2009)

    Les Fiches Spectacle d'Universalis

    Une fiche de référence sur L'Opéra de Quat'sous de Bertolt Brecht et Kurt Weill, un spectacle mis en scène par Robert Wilson.Comment réconcilier théâtre d'art et théâtre populaire? Comment réinventer une œuvre qui marqua le xx e siècle en en conservant toute la violence et le pouvoir dérangeant? C'est le pari tenu par Robert Wilson avec L'Opéra de Quat'sous programmé à Paris, à la double enseigne ... Read more

    $4.49 USD

  • Butoh Dance Training

    Secrets of Japanese Dance through the Alishina Method

    by Juju Alishina ...
    Translated by Corinna Torregiani ...
    Drawing on avant garde and classical Japanese dance traditions, the Alishina Method offers a systematized approach to Butoh dance training for the first time in its history. With practical instruction and fully illustrated exercises, this book teaches readers:· basic body training and expression exercises· exercises to cultivate Qi (energy) and to aid improvisation· about katas (forms) and how to ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • La danse orientale pour votre santé

    La danse orientale est aujourd’hui bien connue et elle est pratiquée partout dans le monde, plus seulement en Orient, par de nombreuses femmes, et même par des hommes.C’est que cette danse est envoûtante, aussi agréable à regarder qu’à pratiquer. Les rythmes ensorcelants de la musique orientale tout comme les mouvements gracieux et sensuels de la danseuse en font un art apprécié qui donne envie de ... Read more

    $3.32 USD

  • Dynamic Alignment Through Imagery

    by Eric Franklin ...
    Eric Franklin’s classic reference is back in a new full-color edition, complete with new material and exercises for instructors to use with their dancers, other performing artists, athletes, and classes.In Dynamic Alignment Through Imagery, Third Edition, Franklin—an internationally renowned teacher, dancer, and choreographer who has been sharing his imagery techniques for more than 35 years ... Read more

    $37.99 USD

  • Authentic Argentino Tango

    Mystery Revealed

    by Elena Pankey ...

    $9.99 USD

  • Body of a Dancer

    by Renee D'Aoust ...
    "A remarkably clear-eyed descent into New York's surreal world of modern dance peopled by the obsessed, dispossessed, sexy, suicidal, brutal, broke, and absurd."-Lance Olsen, author of Nietzsche's KissesThe award-winning writer Renée E. D'Aoust draws from her experiences as a modern dancer in New York during the nineties. Her luminous prose spotlights this passionate, often brutal world. Trained ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Dances and Dreams on Diamond Street

    The debut novel from Strictly’s very own Craig Revel Horwood, this book will make you laugh, make you cry, and everything in between.‘Heartwarming, funny and FAB-U-LOUS!’ Woman magazine_________________________‘A story that sparkles on the page – I absolutely loved it.’ Milly Johnson_________________________Set against the colourful boho backdrop of L... ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Dance Nation

    by Clare Barron ...
    Series series Oberon Modern Plays
    'Maybe this is the year, this is the moment, this is the dance where your lives will start!'Somewhere in America, a revolution is coming.An army of competitive dancers is ready to take over the world, one routine at a time.With a pre-teen battle for power and perfection raging on and off stage, Dance Nation is a ferocious exploration of youth, ambition and self-discovery.Winner of the Susan Smith ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Ethical Dilemmas in Dance Education

    Case Studies on Humanizing Dance Pedagogy

    Edited by Doug Risner, Karen Schupp ...
    The first of its kind, this volume presents research-based fictionalized case studies from experts in the field of dance education, examining theory and practice developed from real-world scenarios that call for ethical decision-making. Dilemmas faced by dance educators in the studio, on stage, in recreation centers and correctional facilities, and on social media are explored, accompanied by ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • Asymmetrical - Motion

    Notes on pedagogy and movement

    Series Book 12 - Escénicas
    Lucas Condró and Pablo Messiez gather in this essay a set of notes on pedagogy and movement, result from their long experience giving workshops on the work with the body.Lucas Condró (Buenos Aires, 1977), dancer, choreographer and teacher. For 10 years he has developed his research on movement within contemporary dance.Pablo Messiez (Buenos Aires, 1974), actor, director and playwright. Since 2009 ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Italian Dance Quest. Finding Power, Wealth, and Innovation

    by Anna Harsh ...
    Anna Harsh, dancer and Italian American takes a trip to Italy with her mother and brother as a child that sets her on a path which changes her life forever.The Italian Dance Quest is a travel memoir of an adventure that has made a lasting impact on the life of this Italian-American dancer. Be immersed into five different regions through dances that reflect the people, food, and history. Anna ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A sapatilha que mudou meu mundo

    by Ingrid Silva ...
    Conheça a história inspiradora de Ingrid Silva: a bailarina brasileira que se tornou conhecida mundialmente ao pintar as sapatilhas com a cor da sua pele Nascida no subúrbio carioca, Ingrid Silva está hoje em um dos maiores postos do balé mundial. Aos 8 anos, ainda menina, conseguiu uma vaga em um projeto social que leva aulas de balé para as comunidades carentes do Rio de Janeiro e nunca mais ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Fierce and Delicate

    Essays on Dance and Illness

    Memoir about ballet and illness from a creative writing teacher whose career as a ballerina was stopped by rheumatoid arthritis.Renée Nicholson’s professional training in ballet had both moments of magnificence and moments of torment, from fittings of elaborate platter tutus to strange language barriers and unrealistic expectations of the body. In Fierce and Delicate, she looks back on the often ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Dança na cultura digital

    by Ivani Santana ...
    É impossível pensar o ser humano contemporâneo se não imerso em um ambiente naturalmente híbrido: biológico e tecnológico em constante interação. É esse o convite que o trabalho de Ivani nos faz, observar o corpo dançando ao sabor da tecnologia, numa metáfora para essa relação. O título é um dos primeiros livros sobre o tema lançado pela Editora. ... Read more

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  • Dicionário Laban

    by Lenira Rengel ...
    Apresento este trabalho como gênero dicionário; em ordem alfabética, com verbetes e suas respectivas definições. Cada verbete é significado isoladamente mas, como é grande a inter-relação da maioria deles, emprego a indicação de remissão v. (veja), comum a dicionários e, bem presente neste aqui.O ato de ler/manusear o dicionário várias vezes, devido aos links (às remissões), visa enfatizar a ... Read more

    $4.00 USD

  • Making Dances That Matter

    Resources for Community Creativity

    by Anna Halprin ...
    Anna Halprin, vanguard postmodern dancer turned community artist and healer, has created ground-breaking dances with communities all over the world. Here, she presents her philosophy and experience, as well as step-by-step processes for bringing people together to create dances that foster individual and group well-being. At the heart of this book are accounts of two dances: the Planetary Dance, ... Read more

    $16.99 USD